Heart Jewel Text of Segyu Lineage

This book is an offering from Segyu Gaden Phodrang Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. It includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. The first is the Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa according to the Segyu lineage. As we know, there are two special oral transmissions of Guru Yoga in the Gelug Tradition; these are Segyu and Ensa Nyingyu (Whispered Lineage). One is called Gaden Lhagyama, an uncommon close lineage that comes from Buddha Shakyamuni to Manjushri, and directly from Manjushri to Je Tsongkhapa, Je Sherab Senge, Je Palden Sangpo, and so on. Through the kindness of Je Sherab Singe, Je Dulnag Palden Sangpo and Khedrup Sangye Gyatso this instruction flourished throughout Tibet. Since these Lamas came from the area called Se, in the region of Sakya or Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, the lineage is called the ‘Segyu’ lineage.  It was originally taught by Buddha Manjushri as part of a special scripture known as the 'Kadam Emanation Scripture'. This Guru Yoga was extracted from this scripture by Je Tsongkhapa himself and is known as 'Ganden Lhagyama' in Tibetan, or 'The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land' in English. The name derives from the fact that in the first verse we invite Je Tsongkhapa to descend from the heart of Buddha Maitreya, who is known as the 'Protector of the Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land.'